Elmore Leonard Quotes
Sometimes female characters start out as the wife or girlfriend, but then I realize, 'No, she's the book,' and she becomes a main character. I surrender the book to her.
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The north coast of Brittany is eaten into bays from which the sea retreats to considerable distances, and is fringed with reefs and islands. It is a favourite resort of Parisians throughout its stretch, from Dinard to Plestin.
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Over the years, I have been asked to play these sort of scary frenetic characters that express their emotions physically.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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This is the beauty of fiction. We may not like these characters, but we inhabit them.
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Our goal definitely isn't to sell Stripe.
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I love the way girls in London dress; it's so different to the American 'blow-dry and immaculate grooming' thing.
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I look formidable.
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My record speaks for itself.
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I've always had an addictive nature.
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The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
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I feel very giddy with the idea of making my imagination take form and being able to put on a show where people leave feeling like they've experienced something.
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American policies toward Asians reached a nadir in 1924, with the implementation of a law that sought 'to preserve the idea of American homogeneity' and denied admission to the country to most non-whites. Immigration from Asia was banned completely, with the establishment of an 'Asiatic Barred Zone.'
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I like the work that I get to do.
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My song-writing has always been just about my life - usually my worst moments.
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My son smelled like a cinnamon bun, and that smell entered into my biological being, and it became an imperative that I keep him alive at all costs, so then there's this monster - this tiger or lion - that comes forward in you to protect them. And it doesn't stop. It doesn't matter if they become men or women.
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Ever since I was born, Daddy has been the best father you could ever imagine. And I just want to say that I love him so much.
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The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
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I wish we had fewer bad words in 'Jump Street.' That would probably be better.
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I have now so many fundamental thoughts, so many really metaphysical things to say, that I suddenly get tired and decide not to write more, not to think more, but allow the fever of saying to make me sleepy, and fondle, with closed eyes, as if to a cat, all that I could have said.
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So I had a ghostwriter, they call them, or somebody who is an experienced writer, to help. I've got the ideas in my head, it's getting them properly on paper.
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I think it was when I realised I could talk anybody into doing just about anything I wanted them to.
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Sometimes female characters start out as the wife or girlfriend, but then I realize, 'No, she's the book,' and she becomes a main character. I surrender the book to her.
